ºÚÁÏÍø

Student Guide

News

Solve the SDGs returns — now on two continents

Solve the SDGs is a hackathon where we work together towards a better tomorrow by creating solutions for reaching the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This year, Solve the SDGs is organized simultaneously in Finland, Uganda, and Tanzania, enabling intercontinental collaboration and new perspectives to familiar challenges.
Vibrant purple and red colored banner with a decorative logo for 'Solve the SDGs'.  The tagline reads 'Work together for a better tomorrrow'.

Solve the SDGs by Aalto Ventures Program and Junction makes a return on 31.3.–2.4.2023 in Finland, Uganda, and Tanzania! Sign up for the hackathon from 15.2.–17.3. 

The event brings together an international group of students, alumni and expert mentors to work on sustainable development goals for one weekend.

The theme of this year’s hackathon is working together for a better tomorrow. By combining forces with the global hubs and working in multidisciplinary teams, we can come up with unexpected solutions that help us take a step closer to reaching the SDGs.

Man with Solve the SDGs t-shirt in Startup Sauna

Last year, Solve the SDGs attracted over 200 participants from all over the world, almost a hundred of them physically at Startup Sauna. Together, the participants produced over 30 solutions for some of the world’s most pressing problems. 

The hackathon is open to everyone regardless of how far you're in your studies or what your field is, or if you're in university at all. Earlier hackathon or programming experience is not required — an interest in developing something new and towards sustainability is enough.

  • Read more and sign up at
  • Updated:
  • Published:
Share
URL copied!

Read more news

Factory of The Future
Studies Published:

Learn more about dual-use products and technologies - welcome to the course in spring 2026

Dual-use of products is more relevant now than ever before. A course on dual-use products and technologies is open to anyone interested in the topic.
Student Guide news, illustration
Studies Published:

Dean's List 2024–2025 of the School of Engineering

Students have now been selected for the Dean's List 2024–2025 based on their academic performance in the previous academic year.
Student guide illustration, exchange studies
Studies Published:

BIZ Exchange application for the AY 2026-2027

Exchanage application for the academic year 2026-2027 has begun. Application period Monday January 12, to Friday January 30, 2026.
People sitting at tables with laptops and coffee cups, engaging in conversation.
Research & Art, Studies Published:

Aalto Inventors innovation training coming for hydrogen, quantum and microelectronics researchers this spring

Connect with industry and academic thought-leaders and gain widely applicable skills in communication, intellectual property, and business.